In June we will be conducting two in-depth courses on how to program in AmiBroker . These programming courses will be led by Matt Radtke, Director of Research at Connors Research. Matt is an expert AmiBroker programmer, and has a wealth of experience creating AmiBroker scans and backtests to simulate a wide variety of trading… [Read More]
Understanding The 3 Types of Volatility
With recent market activity reminding traders that prices can go down as well as up, we’re suddenly starting to hear more about volatility again. Today we’ll discuss the different types of volatility related to stocks and ETFs. The first type of volatility is Historical Volatility, or HV, which may also be referred to as Realized… [Read More]
Compare ConnorsRSI to RSI2
By now you’ve probably heard of ConnorsRSI, a composite indicator that we developed recently. If not, you can download a free guidebook on the topic here: An Introduction to ConnorsRSI. Learn everything about ConnorsRSI with our introductory guidebook – including formula & trading strategies. You may also know that we’ve been methodically replacing the 2-period… [Read More]
10 Considerations When Selecting an Online Broker
Whether you’re opening a new trading account or are just curious about what other brokers may provide, it’s always a good idea to take these core considerations into account when selecting an online broker.
How to Trade Options Using Intraday ConnorsRSI
When we trade stocks, we make money when we correctly predict the direction that the stock is going to move. When we trade options, we need to be directionally correct within a specified timeframe. In other words, we need the underlying stock to move in the right direction between now and the expiration of the… [Read More]
How to Short Stocks in a Low-Volatility Environment
Recently we’ve been working on a strategy for shorting stocks using ConnorsRSI as one of the primary indicators. You can find complete details in one of our quantified Strategy Guidebook: Short Selling Stocks with ConnorsRSI, but the basic idea is to use a limit order to short stocks that have achieved both an oversold ConnorsRSI… [Read More]
How to Trade S&P 500 Stocks with Bollinger Bands®
In an earlier newsletter we discussed some of the advantages of using the members of the S&P 500 as your trading universe. One effective way to trade S&P 500 stocks is by using a strategy based on Bollinger Bands ®, like the one we described in the Strategy Guidebook Trading with Bollinger Bands ® –… [Read More]
Learning From The First Pullback Strategy
A few months ago the research team worked on a strategy that we named First Pullback. As often happens with our research, the strategy performed moderately well in our back testing without truly distinguishing itself compared to other strategies that we’ve published. Today’s article will present the rules for the First Pullback strategy. In its… [Read More]
The Power of Trading The S&P 500
Recently we’ve been working on an S&P 500 mean reversion strategy. The entry rules are very straightforward: When a member of the S&P 500 closes with a low ConnorsRSI value and satisfies one other filter, buy the next day on a limit order. The exit rule is even simpler: sell when ConnorsRSI closes above a… [Read More]
Why Investing in Low Volatility Stocks is a Superior Strategy
In May of 2011, Invesco introduced the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF (SPLV). At least four more low volatility ETFs were created during 2011, including USMV, EEMV, ACWV and EFAV. Since the start of 2012 another seven such ETFs have entered the market: EELV, IDLV, PHDG, XSLV, LGLV, SMLV, and XMLV. You may wonder… [Read More]